Clark'S Mining Bee vs Fir Disco

Andrena clarkella compared with Pithya vulgaris

Key Differences

• Clark'S Mining Bee is Least Concern while Fir Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fir Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Andrenidae	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pithya
Species	Andrena clarkella	Pithya vulgaris

Conservation Status

Clark'S Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fir Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Clark'S Mining Bee	Fir Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Clark'S Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Fir Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Clark'S Mining Bee

The Clark'S Mining Bee (Andrena clarkella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden